Antiglare and rain attachment for automobiles



A. H. PAPE AND RAIN AYTACHMENT FOR AUTOMUBILES.

4 APPLICATION FILED'GCT. 91 1919.

1,366,022, Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

ANTI GLARE AUGUST ILPAPE, or cnNTnIELn, CALIFORNIA, AssreNoR or ONE-HALF 'roV WILLIAM n. LARKINS, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

ANTIGLARE AND RAIN .ATTACHMENT son AUTOMOBILES f A spediacanon of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 18, 1921.

Appiicaaen failed october 9, 191e. serial No. 329,575.

To all 'whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, AUoUsr `H. Parma citizen of the United States, residing at Kentield,in the county of Marin and State Ot California, have invented new anduseful lmprovements in Antiglare and` Rain Attachments for Automobiles, Ot' which the i following is a specilication.

The object of the present invention is to providean attachment for the hood of an automobile, Orother vehicle, which can be extended for use to protect the driver of the vehicle from the glare ot' thesunlight and also to weather.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion oi' the frame ot my attachment in its collapsed position; Fig. 2 is a side View of the same, showing it also in dotted lines in its extended position; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a clamping device; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of said device; Fig. 5 is a side view and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a modification; F ig. 7 is a side view and Fig. 8 is a broken plan View showing a further modiiication; Fig. 9l is a sectional view oi a radius link; Fig. 10 is a sectional View of an arm.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the front bow of the hood 41 of an automobile. Clamped to said bow and to the top ot the stanchion 2 of the wind shield is a clamp 3.

\ 4 indicates a second bow of the hood of the automobile. Extending from said second bow forwardly to said front bow are rods 6, the rod on one side only being here shown, secured to said bows by screws 7 screwed into said rod, the front end of the rod bendingl downwardly, as shown at 8, out Oi. alinement with the remainder ofthe rod, for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

9 indicates the main frame of my Improved attachment of a general rectangular form with rounded corners. It is formed of channel iron, the channel being directed inwardly. From the lower side of said channel shaped frame depend ears 1.1, between which is a spacing block 12. Screwed through said spacing block is the threaded straight portion 13 of a draw bar 14, of which the outer portion 15 is bent almost at right angles to the straight portion to form a handle for turning said draw bar. Said straight portion of the draw bar 14 passes loosely through clamp members 16, 17, and

protect him from rain in 'rainyf upon the eXtreme end of said straight portion 13 is screwed a nut 18. The clampsl, -17 a-re formed in their lower portions each with an approximately semi-circular recess 20 to receive the article to be clamped. `The clamp member 1 6 is provided with pins 19 which enterl sockets 21 in the clamp vmembers 17 to keep the clampmemb'ers in register with each other when partially separated. Upon turning the handle 15, the straight portion of the bar is screwed through `the block 412 and the clamp members are drawn towardeach other, thus clamping the clamp upontheobject desired. In the present instance, the clamps are clamped upon either the rear portion of the rods 6, as shown in the collapsedposition of the attachment, or in the front downwardly bent portions 8 thereof, as shown in dotted lines inFig. 2.

To the front side of the Yframe 9 are atv tached pivot eyes 22 to which are pivoted, asshown at 23, the forked upper end 25 of rods 24 contained in tubes 26, the lower ends of which are secured, as shown at 27, to short stems 28 having formed integral therewith, outside said tube, circular plates 29, pivotally mounted upon brackets 31 fastened around the lower end of the stanchions 2, said tubes swinging downwardly and forwardly as the attachment is moved `from its collapsed to its extended position. The in ner ends of the rods 24 and the stems 28 are connected by stretched coiled springs 32 so as to normally hold said rods within said tubes.

The ends of the tubes 26 next to the forked ends ot the rods 24 are split, as shown at 33, and threaded, as shown at 34, and on said threaded ends of the tube are nuts ,36. The estreme outer ends of the tubes are beveled and the ends of the nuts are also internally beveled, so that when the nuts are screwed on the threaded beveled portions of the nuts engage the beveled portions of the tubes, forcing them inwardly, and clamping the rods in the posi tions to which they have been moved.

As the frame 9 is drawn forwardly to its extended position, the clamps 16, 17, slide upon the rods 6 until they reach collars 37 screwed upon the threaded front ends of rods 6. It is to accommodate the downwardly sloping position of the frame 9 in its extended position, that the front parts of the bar 6 are sloped downwardly. In either portions of the tubes, the` position the springs 32 draw down the front end of the frame and prevent it Jfrom vibrating. y

In the form ofV the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the rods 6 do not extend the whole distance back to the second bow 2 but are secured to the upper ends of curved supyportsy 38, the lower ends of which are clamped by bolts 89 to the main bow l, the supports 38 being formed to allow the hood 41 ot the automobile to hang in its natural position. Y v

In the form of the invention shown in Figs.v 7 and 8, the front part of the shield frame 9 is supported in the same manner in the form oi 4the invention previousl7 described, but the rear portion is supported by pivotallyattached extensible members 42 rear pairs of plate-like extensions or iianges 47 formed with holes 48, which engage alternately pins 49 extending from the bow l near its front corners. When the attachment is extended, the pins 49 engage holes in the rear iiange and when it is collapsed, they engage holes in the front iianges. ln either case, the springs 44 in conjunction with the pins 49 hold the attachment in place.

l claiin l. The combination with the top, windshield and windshield stanchions of' an automobile, ot a. glare and rain shield, arms pivoted at their ends to the stanchions and to the Jforward end of the glare and rain shield and rods mounted upon the upper side oi said top, being, pivotally connected with the inner end oi' the flare and rain shield and arranged to extend in front oi' the top and windshield to support the glare shield in downwardly and forwardly extending` posi tion'inl front 01"' the windshield.

2. The combination with the top, windshield and windshield stanchions of an automobile, of' rods mounted upon the uppei` side oi' said top and extending' forwardh in front of said windshield, the forward ends of said rods being turned downwardly obliquely, a glare and rain shield slidably and pivotalh7 connected adjacent its rear end with said rods, and arms pivoted at their ends to the forward end of the glare and rain shield and to said stanchions.

AUGUST H. PAPE. 

